Toy



Jan. 28, 1930.

D. G. KELLY INVENTOR an [el (Z. Kelly Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES DANIEL GEORGE KELLY, ASTORIA, NEW YORK TOY Application led March 1,1928, Serial No.4 258,171. Renewedpctober 19, 1929.

VThis invention relates to an improvement in toys and has forits object to provide a novel article, that will prove a great delight to children and at the same time add to the development of their .mental faculties by strengthening their power of imagination, incidentally contributing to create an interest in mechanical movements.

The invention embracing the idea of an artificially driven speed-boat, while unique in design, is nevertheless simple in construction and may be manufactured at such an insignicant cost, that it should warrant a great demand and distribution.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming parts of this specification, and in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which Y Figure 1 is a top plan view of ymy invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsectional view of same, while Fig. 3 is detail view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates the hull of a toysboat made of any suitable material. The said boat is provided with the usual rudder 11, and has upon its deck near its bow rigidlymounted a structure 12 made from a rectangular piece of metal bent upon itself to form upwardly extending ianges 13, which areadapted to carry in a rotative manner a spindle 14; the latter is formed with two propeller-shovels 15 and terminates in a handle 16, which when turned will cause to be wound upon the spindle a ribbon 17. The said ribbon has one end attached to the said spindle, While the other end is securely connected to the deck of the boat in any suitable manner as at 18. This ribbon comprises two sections, one of rubber 19 and one of cord 20, the latter engaging a vertical pulley 21 as a means of regulating and facilitating the winding of the said cord upon the spindle with its integrally mounted shovel-propellers. Across the deck of the hull for the purpose of balancing the latter, is mounted in a detachable manner a ycross bar 22K, having attached to its extreme ends, pontoons 23. In orderk to connect the said cross bar and keep it properly in place, the said bar is formed with an intermediate depression 24, adapted to receive and grip a flat leave-spring 25. It will be evident that by turning the handle 16 the cord 20 will be wound upon the spindle 14, such action being permitted by the elasticity ofthe said rubber section 19.

In -releasingv the handle the contracting propensity of the rubber section will cause the 5 unwinding of the cord, incidentally rotating the spindle with its attached shovel-propellers in a very fast manner, and thereby imlparting actual force and speed to the said toyoat.v

the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope ofthe appended claims, without departing from the spirit of t-he invention, and I do not prising substantially a boat-shaped member having disposed a bracket in close proximity to its bow, a spindle mounted in said bracket and terminated in a handle, a pair of shoveldle at each side of the boat-member, a horizontally disposed belt, one section of which consists of cord and the other sectionof rubber, a vertically mounted pulley intermediately engaging the said belt, one end of the lat-*7 ter being attached to the deck of the boat and the other end connected to the said' spindle, a detachable member provided with pontoons and mounted across the said boat for the purpose of balancing the latter during opera#V tion, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

` 2. An article of manufacture, comprising a toy-speed-boat having a substantially hullshaped main body, a bracket arranged neani the bow of the latter, a spindle mounted in said bracket, propelling blades attached Lto said spindle and positioned on each side of the hull, means for actuating said propellers p It is obvious that changes may be made in .75 1. An article of the class described, com- .80 formed propellers arranged upon said spin and comprising a belt one section of which consists of cord and the other section of rubber, a vertically mounted pulley intermediately engaging the said belt, one end of the latter' being attached to the deck of the boat and the other end connected to the said spirr dle, a bar detachably arranged across the said hull, pontoons disposed at the opposite ends of the said bar, a spring having one end fastened to the deck of the hull, While its other end -is free and adapted to engage the Said crossbar by means o a depression formed upon the latter', approximately at its center7 substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Cedarhurst, L. I., in the county of Nassau and State of New York, this 28th day of February, A. D. 1928.

DANIEL GEORGE KELLY. 

